With the Fall season pretty well done, interested in input from the forum as to off-season pitching programs. Sort of looking for opinions on do's and don'ts I guess. I'm trying to help my son determine the best course of action for the three short months between now and the begining of the high school season in February (son is a 2016 Soph). Here are the general plans of action as I see them, would truly appreciate any and all feedback on these and other options or ideas that I might be missing. Sincere thanks:
1) Work on strength and agility only and don't throw... at all. This comes from reading Dr. Jobe and others re the need to rest the arm (son threw just over 100 innings between HS, Summer and the Fall season this year). The idea being to work heavy on conditioning and training while letting the arm heal and rest.
2) Participate in one of the various off-season pitching programs offered around North Texas. All of the programs I've looked into include a fair amount of throwing in addition to various strength training. Most are focused on "building velocity"; I guess one of my dilemnas is whether this type of training is better for building velocity or whether resting the arm (and working out) might actually do more to increase velo?
3) A third option would be to continue throwing along with working out... but not pitching from mound or even doing flat grounds... just basic catch along with workouts.
Hope this makes sense as to what I'm asking about. Again, would really appreciate any and all input, experience and advice along these lines. Thank you.